Mountain View’s City Council unanimously approved the consent calendar on Dec. 9, including two legal settlements and administrative actions.

Vice Mayor Ramos moved approval, seconded by Council member Ramirez. The council authorized the city attorney to settle Alice Acuna v. City (Santa Clara County Superior Court case 22CV40563) for $275,000 and Ella Kobzannets v. City (case 23CV420311) for $400,000 and directed appropriation of the same amounts from the city’s liability insurance fund.

The consent calendar also included appointments to the Environmental Planning Commission (reappointing Tina Fan and appointing Shweta Subamanian) and introduction of an ordinance (item 4.4) to repeal Chapter 36, Article 13 of the Mountain View City Code and add a new article governing tenant relocation assistance. Staff described revisions that extend the temporary displacement timeframe (from 90 days to 180 days in the draft) and add unit‑size‑based caps on moving costs; the ordinance introduction was read in title only and set for a second reading on Jan. 27, 2026.

What’s next: the settlement appropriations will be implemented by the city attorney’s office and the liability fund; the tenant relocation ordinance returns for second reading and formal adoption on 2026‑01‑27.